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Denisov, Sergei Prokofyevich

Date of birth:
December 25th, 1909 (Rossosh/Voronezh Governorate, Russia)
Date of death:
June 6th, 1971 (Moscow, Soviet Union)
Buried on:
Novodevitsji Cemetery
Nationality:
Soviet (1922-1991, People's Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kombrig (Brigade Commander)
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1937
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Kombrig (Brigade Commander)
Awarded on:
July 4th, 1937
Orden Lenina
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
1937
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Komdiv (Division Commander)
Awarded on:
1939
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Komdiv (Division Commander)
Unit:
Nachalnik VVS 7 armii (Commander Air Forces 7th Army)
Awarded on:
March 21st, 1940
Medal
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General-leitenant aviatsii (Lieutenant-General of Aviation)
Unit:
Komandir 283 istrebitelnoi aviatsionnoi divizii (Commander 283rd Fighter Aviation Division)
Awarded on:
1943
Orden Aleksandra Nevskogo
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
General-leitenant aviatsii (Lieutenant-General of Aviation)
Awarded on:
1944
Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy

Sources

  • Photo: Public domain
  • - Geroļ Sovetskogo Soyuza [Heroes of the Soviet Union], Ministry of Defense, Voyenizdat, Moscow, 1987 (two volumes)
    - Warheroes.ru
    - Mirnagrad

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